Posts by dedalus

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Are there any teachers on this board?

by logansrun in

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so, i'm thinking about becoming a high school teacher.

i'm finishing up a summer course at my community college and will be going to northeaster illinois university in the fall.

i've been thinking about majoring in biology and secondary education (instead of history and secondary ed.).

dedalus

I'm a teacher. Most of the time it's a terrific thing to be doing, and I hope Francois is wrong about teachers having "to prove the good intentions and political correctness of the school board." In the school where I work, anyway, teachers have great personal freedom in designing their courses -- and I haven't done a lick of paperwork for the school board. Early in the semester I disposed of the department's short story anthology, which was rubbish, and began distributing stories I selected myself. When a parent called to complain, the department head supported me, and I was free to continue teaching in the manner I thought best.

If you want to be a high school teacher, Logansrun, there are a few things you should brace yourself for.

1) It's not an "honorable profession." Most people regard you as a glorified babysitter. When teejay found out I was a high school teacher, he wasted no time telling me what a lowly profession I'd fallen into (but that might have been because I'd pissed him off earlier ).

2) You will not make enough money. This is a very real problem. The supposed "nobility" of the profession may or may not compensate for it. For me, I think it doesn't, and I am looking into other career opportunities as a result.

3) Though I somewhat bristle at Francois's comments, I must concede that there are some pretty confounding politics surrounding education, and the establishment will work against you, and often against the education of young people.

4) At a high school level, I know more than I will ever be able to teach, which can be depressing. Six years of college meant a LOT of debt, and (this goes back to #2) with my salary I'll be paying off student loans for the next 40 years. (I didn't go to community college, though -- you're saving money there.)

On the other hand -- and it's a very small hand -- I would say that most of my students retain what they're learning; most of them have become better readers and writers in the time I've been teaching them. I'd like a world with better readers and writers in it, so, yes, there is some satisfaction in doing something about it. But not enough for me to stay in the profession at these wages.

Dedalus

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The Police vs. Sting

by clash_city_rockers in

in the late late 70's and early early 80's the police where absolutly the s**t. they were the coolest new wave rock band back in the day.

thier sond was so cool with a slight punky newwave power pop fuesed with white reagge big complex cords played sparingly with a lot of space and with a trippy corrus-flange-echo guitar sound a ballsy bass lead and really wired out energetic hypnotic poly-rythatic drumming thier sound was never matched.

sting on the otherhand since his revolt from his former mates his sound fluffy sentemental pop rubbish.

dedalus

Well, yeah.

9

The Cool Set JW club

by cornish in

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i was just looking at the site of this teenager who is studying to be a jw.. .

its so amazing and pathetic the lenghs the dubs go to tickle this girls ears about her cool site and pop idol interests.. .

wait till she is stuck in the cult and starts getting the lectures.

dedalus

Ooooh, another goody from here: http://pages.yahoo.com/nhrp?o=cricket425&p=index.html&pos=1&f=all&h=/religion___beliefs/christianity/denominations_and_sects/jehovah_s_witnesses!

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Emailed to me from Randy

Our Time Standards:
Year = 365 days
Day = 24 hours
Minute = 60 seconds.

Jehovah's Time Standards:
1000 years = 1 day
Hour = 41.66 years
Minute = 8.44 months
Second = 4.21 days

Put into perspective:
The FLOOD lasted just under 9.5 seconds
Jah required Noah to stay in the ark another second and a half
Jesus preached as hard as he could in the 6 minutes he had,
It has been just 2 and a half hours since 1914
Most of the friends came in the truth in the last hour (1960)

Shouldn't we do all we can in the last minutes of this system of things while there is still time left to save others?
MAKE EVERY SECOND COUNT FOR JAH!!!!!!!!!!

(I lost who submitted this, if it was you email me so I can give you credit!)

Please keep this in mind when you contemplate the future.....

If a thousand years are but a day in Jehovah's eyes, and we take a look at history the way he views it, we will realize that.....

Adam was created 6 days ago and Jehovah made plans almost immediately to restore what Adam lost for his offspring due to disobedience.

Thiry-nine hours and 45 minutes later Jehovah took action to prevent Satan and the demons from completely ruining the earth with violence. He brought the flood, wiping out wickedness and giving obedient Noah and his family a new start on a cleansed earth.

Ten hours later, on that same day, a covenant with Abraham was in place to give a guarantee that Jehovah would provide a ransom in order to restore all things in heaven and on earth to their rightful condition. The very next day Israel left Egypt, the Law covenant was established and the temple was built.

One day, 1 hour and 48 minutes later the ransom was paid by Christ Jesus, creating the opportunity for obedient mankind to gain salvation.

Two hours and 5 minutes ago Jehovah placed Jesus on the throne in his kingdom to finalize the arrangements for bringing in the new system, the heavens were cleansed and the first resurrection took place, Now, within minutes it will all be over for those wanting to disrupt Jehovah's purposes!!

.....and some still think Jehovah is "slow" respecting his promises?????

DON'T GIVE UP.....WE ARE SO CLOSE!!!

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How uplifting!

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The Cool Set JW club

by cornish in

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friends

i was just looking at the site of this teenager who is studying to be a jw.. .

its so amazing and pathetic the lenghs the dubs go to tickle this girls ears about her cool site and pop idol interests.. .

wait till she is stuck in the cult and starts getting the lectures.

dedalus

In another, similar website, there's this gem:

Ten Little Witnesses

10 little witnesses standing in line
1 disliked the elders, then there were 9
9 little witnesses stayed up very late
1 overslept on Sunday, then there were 8
8 little witnesses pleasing God in Heaven
1 took the low road and then there were 7
7 little witnesses chirping like chicks
1 liked rap music, then there were 6
6 little witnesses seemed very much alive
but one lost his interest then there were 5
5 little witnesses going from door to door
1 stopped to rest and then there were 4
4 little witnesses each busy as a bee
1 got his feelings hurt, then there were 3
3 little witnesses knew not what to do
1 joined the worldly scene, then there were 2
2 little witnesses, our rhyme is nearly done
1 differed with each other, then there was
1 little witness can't do much 'tis true
started a bible study - then there was 2
2 earnest witnesses, each won one more
That doubled the number, then there were 4
4 sincere witnesses worked early and late
Each won another then there were 8
8 splendid witnesses if they doubled as before
In just so many Sundays, we'd have 1,024
In this little jingle, there is a lesson true,
you belong either to the building or to the wrecking crew!

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Help!! Baby Birds have invaded!!

by Scully in

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friends

about a month ago, i rescued a bird from our bathroom vent and told mr. scully that we needed to install some screening over the opening so that she would not build a nest inside the vent.

i even went to the home depot and bought some screen.

all he had to do was go up on the ladder and install the freaking screen.. did he listen to me?

dedalus

About a month ago, I rescued a bird from our bathroom vent and told Mr. Scully that we needed to install some screening over the opening so that she would not build a nest inside the vent. I even went to the Home Depot and bought some screen. All he had to do was go up on the ladder and install the FREAKING screen.

And why couldn't YOU do it, since it was YOUR project?

Dedalus, of the married-to-wives-who-delegate class

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fiancee committed scuicide jw parents trying to steal my babies

by larrynbabies in

my fiancee died on feb24 she was suffering from years of abuse by her alchoholic jw parents.

she first tried to commit scuicide when she was 12 then 2 more times at 16. when she was 15 she snuck out to go to a party when she was raped she was too afraid to tell her parents.

the very next day her jw brother in law molested her.

dedalus

Were marauding albino pygmies involved?

Dedalus

90

Know what makes me terribly sad about some on these forums?

by Derrick in

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friends

i find something very distressing not to mention terribly sad about some of you people (and to those who are not one of these people i kindly ask to please don't fly into some "i'm so insulted!

" snit as if i'm wrongfully referring to you).

to those people i'm referring to i say: you rightfully hope for the british and u.s. military to destroy that saddam monster and its minions of mass-murdering/worshippers throughout iraq.

dedalus

I just made my way through all of Derrick's posts, and, having nowhere found evidence that the Organization doesn't teach genocide, I have nothing to add. I don't care why the Organization teaches genocide, but it does, and teaching genocide is morally wrong, and there's something vaguely deranged about Derrick's perambulating apologetics. Sometimes you just have to face the cold, naked fact of a thing.

Just replying because I said I would.

Dedalus

95

Most Annoying "Kingdom song?"

by doodle-v in

what's a kingdom song you can remember singing that gives you the creeps now?

mine is "move ahead" i think that was the title, anyway it has so much rhetoric... but the tune is so darn catchy.... darn.... in my opinion, those songs are the perfect example of mind control.

move ahead.. move ahead ... blah blah blah blah blah .

dedalus

Out of da moufs of yoobs Gob once bought pwaise,

Dey to see Jaysus der voyces did rwaise,

Yes eben Gob blah blah blah blah blah blah,

Chillen obey dem and bring dem delite.

Dedalus

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I SAW THE MATRIX RELOADED LAST NIGHT!!!

by happyout in

i don't want to give anything away, but if you are a fan, you should really enjoy this.

the f/x, as we all know, are wonderful, but i really liked the storyline also.

although some of the lines are a little trite, it's really got a lot going for it.

dedalus

Prepare for a lot of over-pontification, is my advice to anyone going to see this movie.

And was it me, or did some of the already-famous Burly Brawl look animated? Things slow down to bullet time, and Neo's face looks plastic, as in a video game.

Dedalus

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Did You Feel Bad About How YOU Treated Disfellowshipped Ones?

by minimus in

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friends

being an elder, i could talk to df's ones to see how they're doing.

the wt.

tells the rank and file that those disfellowsipped are as "dead" in jehovah's eyes.

dedalus

There are only two possible answers here:

1) No, because I didn't shun them like I was supposed to.

2) Yes, because I shunned them like I was supposed to.

Dedalus